FLOOD AS THE MAJOR EFFECT OF INDISCRIMINATE WASTE DISPOSAL: A CASE STUDY OF TUDUN ILU NEIGHBOURHOOD KADUNA-NIGERIA
Aliyu Hassan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Air Force Institute of Technology,
Nigerian Air Force,
Kaduna
aliyuhassan13@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This research investigates the effect of indiscriminate waste disposal along water channels in the Tudun Ilu neighbourhood of Kaduna Nigeria. The major problem manifest in this area is flooding with erosion, because of the problem of improper waste disposal. The major cause of flooding in the study area is waste disposal techniques that are influenced by waste disposal methods on open space along streams, as a result of urban growth, population increase, and business activities that influence the adverse effect of environmental problems. Data for this study is sourced from personal observation, interviews, questionnaires, and newspaper reports. A total of hundred questionnaires systematically distributed in Tudun Ilu areas, were sampled and analyzed, presented in the table for this study. Thirty samples were randomly collected from the selected sampled settlement close to the stream in order to identify and analyzed the effect of flooding those areas. Simple percentages were employed for data analysis while tables and figures are used to present the findings of the study. The physical observation was made on wastes that are being flushed into streams and thereby affecting the odor, taste, and coloration of water quality. Flooding accompanied by erosion is identified in this area and is majorly caused by indiscriminate waste disposal that blocks water drainages. Finally, the study recommends that adequate attention must be paid to the problem of drainage blockage in order to avoid flooding and provision of a waste management strategy that will ensure a tidy environment free from pollution of water with an effective refuse collection and disposal system within the study area, which will go a long way in solving physical problems in similar communities.
Keywords: Flood, erosion, coloration of water, indiscriminate waste disposal, Tudun Ilu
